Solomon W. Golomb
Mathematician, Academic
1932 –
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Who is Solomon W. Golomb?
Solomon Wolf Golomb is an American mathematician, engineer and a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Southern California, best known for his works on mathematical games. Most notably he invented Cheskers in 1948 and coined the name, and fully described, polyominoes and pentominoes in 1953. Polyominoes are the inspiration for the computer game Tetris. He has specialized in problems of combinatorial analysis, number theory, coding theory and communications.
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- Born
- May 30, 1932
Baltimore - Also known as
- Solomon W Golomb
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Johns Hopkins University
- Harvard University
- Baltimore City College
- Bachelor of Arts
- Employment
- University of Southern California
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on July 23, 2013
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